On Saturday, St. Xavier faced Apollo in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Xavier Tigers beat the Apollo Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1. The win was familiar territory for St. Xavier who now have three in a row.
Brodie Benefield was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Benefield was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, St. Xavier got a great performance from Cooper Mattingly as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Buehner, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
St. Xavier pushed their record up to 17-14 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Apollo, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Xavier will take on Fern Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Apollo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hancock County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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